SUSAN SMELCER
NPI 1740848415
Nurse Practitioner - Family in Johnson City, TN

Q: What is the provider's specialty?

The provider's specialty is Nurse Practitioner with taxonomy code 363LF0000X and a focus in Family.

Active since May 29, 2019

2428 KNOB CREEK RD STE 201, JOHNSON CITY, TN 37604(423) 282-5054 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: November 15, 2023. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 19, 2026.

Record update history: Nov 15, 2023, May 29, 2019 (2 updates tracked since 2019).

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NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Group Taxonomy
NPI Validation
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Female
Nurse Practitioner
Family

About SUSAN SMELCER

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Susan Smelcer, a provider established in Johnson City, Tennessee with a medical specialization in Nurse Practitioner, focusing in family . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1740848415 assigned on May 2019. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363LF0000X with license number APN0000025871 (TN). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 3 years ago. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

NPI: 1740848415
Provider Name: SUSAN SMELCER
Gender: Female
Entity Type: Individual
Location Address: 2428 KNOB CREEK RD STE 201 JOHNSON CITY, TN 37604
Location Phone: (423) 282-5054
Mailing Address: 1021 W OAKLAND AVE STE 310 JOHNSON CITY, TN 37604
Mailing Phone: (423) 302-6565
Is Sole Proprietor?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 05-29-2019
Last Update Date: 11-15-2023
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A nurse practitioner (NP) like Susan Smelcer is an experienced registered nurse with a master’s or doctoral degree and advanced clinical training. Nurse practitioners can work in many different specialties including primary care, pediatrics, cardiology, emergency, women’s health, oncology or geriatrics. Nurse practitioners provide services like physical exams, order laboratory tests, manage diseases, write prescriptions, etc.

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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.

Classification: Nurse Practitioner Family
Taxonomy Code: 363LF0000X
Type: Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
License No.: APN0000025871
License State: TN

Group Taxonomy 193400000X SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP

This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.

NPI Number Validation

How NPI Validation Works

The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.

To verify the NPI 1740848415, we treat the final digit (5) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 65. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 65 = 5).

Digit-by-digit view

Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.

Pos 1

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 8

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 16 → 1 + 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 2

Check

Target digit

Regular digit Doubled digit Check digit

Step 1: Double every other digit from the right

Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.

1 → 2 4 → 8 8 → 16 → 7 8 → 16 → 7 1 → 2

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.

2 + 7 + 8 + 0 + 1 + 6 + 4 + 1 + 6 + 4 + 2 + 24 = 65

Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10

The next multiple of ten after 65 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 65 = 5

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1740848415.